I Am A Practising Hindu, Says Hollywood Star Julia Roberts

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London, August 6: Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts has converted to Hinduism in the hope of having a peaceful life in her next incarnation and regularly visits temples with her family to "chant, pray and celebrate".

The 42-year-old American actress, who was born to a Baptist and Catholic couple, is now a practising Hindu after visiting India while shooting her upcoming movie ’Eat Pray Love’, reported Daily Telegraph.

Speaking to the September issue of Elle magazine, the Academy award winning actress said she now goes to temples accompanied by her cameraman husband Daniel Moder and their three children, Hazel, Phinnaeus and Henry.

"I’m definitely a practising Hindu. I’ve been so spoiled with my friends and family in this life. Next time I want to be just something quiet and supporting," said Roberts.

The ’Pretty Woman’ star was introduced to the Eastern philosophy while shooting for ’Eat Pray Love’, the movie based on the best-selling book by Elizabeth Gilbert, about a recently-divorced woman travelling the world trying to find herself.

The character visits Italy for food, India for spirituality and Bali, where she finds love. But the actress had caused controversy in India last September when local people were reportedly barred from celebrating Navratri while she shot scenes for the film in a temple on the outskirts of New Delhi.

The temple was allegedly sealed by Roberts’s vast security team of 350 guards, bulletproof cars and a helicopter. PTI